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What is a consequentialism?

What is a consequentialism? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (ethics) The ethical study of morals, duties and rights with an approach that focuses consequences of a particular action.
  2. (ethics) The belief that consequences form the basis for any valid moral judgment about an action. Thus, from a consequentialist standpoint, a morally right action is one that produces a good outcome, or consequence.
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As noted above, this approach can be classified as positive consequentialism.
But the particular kind of consequentialism in utilitarianism is, I think, unattractive.
Utilitarianism is mainly characterized by two elements: happiness and consequentialism.
Admittedly, this oversimplifies consequentialism, which in reality has a rather robust philosophic tradition.
Pragmatism in ethics is often regarded as a form of teleology or consequentialism.
This entry will not go into the many issues that arise in the discussion of deontology and consequentialism here.

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